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functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques, or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submissions of responses. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: 

Christopher J. Reich, Senior Advisor, 

Institute of Museum and Library 

Services, 1800 M St. NW. 9th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20036. Mr. Reich can 

be reached by Telephone: 202–653– 

4685, Fax: 202–653–4608, or by email at 

creich@imls.gov, or by teletype 

(TTY/TDD) for persons with hearing 

difficulty at 202–653–4614. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Institute of Museum and Library 

Services is the primary source of federal 

support for the Nation’s 123,000 

libraries and 17,500 museums. The 

Institute’s mission is to inspire libraries 

and museums to advance innovation, 

learning and civic engagement. The 

Institute works at the national level and 

in coordination with state and local 

organizations to sustain heritage, 

culture, and knowledge; enhance 

learning and innovation; and support 

professional development. IMLS is 

responsible for identifying national 

needs for and trends in museum, 

library, and information services; 

measuring and reporting on the impact 

and effectiveness of museum, library 

and information services throughout the 

United States, including programs 

conducted with funds made available by 

IMLS; identifying, and disseminating 

information on, the best practices of 

such programs; and developing plans to 

improve museum, library and 

information services of the United 

States and strengthen national, State, 

local, regional, and international 

communications and cooperative 

networks (20 U.S.C. Chapter 72, 20 

U.S.C. 9108). 

II. Current Actions 

The intention of the Heritage Health 

Index II on the State of America’s 

Collections (HHI II) is to assess the state 

of preservation across the entire 

spectrum of collecting institutions, large 

and small, from internationally 

renowned art museums and research 

libraries to local historical societies and 

specialized archives. Conservation 

practices on all types of media will be 

covered, with a small number of 

questions about each topic included on 

the survey. 

The purpose of this survey is to gather 

information on the state of collections 

care across cultural heritage 

organizations, including tracking trends 

and assessing the current state of digital 

conservation. The design of the HHI II 

will be a repeated cross-sectional web 

survey of U.S. cultural heritage 

organizations, which will yield a 

minimum of 3,000 cases. 

The HHI II will include a core set of 

institutional and administrative 

questions (e.g., size, number of paid 

staff, number of visitors, governance, 

geographic area) as well as a core set of 

questions grouped by conservation 

practices and standards (e.g., 

environmental controls; long-range and 

emergency planning; funding and 

expenditures on collections; number of 

collections items and the state of each 

item). In addition to these core 

questions, supplemental questions may 

also be included. 

Agency: Institute of Museum and 

Library Services. 

Title: Heritage Health Index II on the 

State of America’s Collections (HHI II). 

OMB Number: To Be Determined. 

Frequency: N/A. 

Affected Public: The target population 

for the HHI II Survey is U.S. cultural 

heritage organizations, including 

libraries, museums, archives, and 

archaeological repositories. A national 

probability sample of institutions 

generated using available mailing lists 

will be employed by the survey. 

Individual survey respondents within 

selected institutions will be 

knowledgeable persons about 

collections care and practices. 

Number of Respondents: 3,000. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: The burden per respondent is 

estimated to be an average of 45 minutes 

based on the size of the questionnaire. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

2,250 hours. 

Total Annualized capital/startup 

costs: n/a. 

Total Annual costs: To be determined. 

Public Comments Invited: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB’s clearance of this 

information collection. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher J. Reich, Senior Advisor, 

Institute of Museum and Library 

Services, 1800 M St., NW., 9th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20036. Mr. Reich can 

be reached by Telephone: 202–653– 

4685, Fax: 202–653–4608, or by email at 

creich@imls.gov, or by teletype 

(TTY/TDD) for persons with hearing 

difficulty at 202/653–4614. Office hours 

are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., E.T., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

Dated: December 5, 2013. 

Kim Miller, 

Management Analyst. 

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

Humanities Panel Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: National Endowment for the 

Humanities. 

ACTION: Notice of Charter Renewal for 

Humanities Panel Advisory Committee. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 9(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

U.S.C. App.) and its implementing 

regulations, 41 CFR 102–3.65, the 

National Endowment for the Humanities 

(NEH) gives notice that the Charter for 

the Humanities Panel advisory 

committee was renewed for an 

additional two-year period on 

November 26, 2013. The Acting 

Chairman of NEH determined that the 

renewal of the Humanities Panel is 

necessary and in the public interest in 

connection with the performance of 

duties imposed upon the Chairperson of 

NEH by the National Foundation on the 

Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, 20 

U.S.C. 951 et seq., as amended. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lisette Voyatzis, Committee 

Management Officer, 1100 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Room 529, Washington, DC 

20506. Telephone: (202) 606–8322, 

facsimile (202) 606–8600, or email at 

gencounsel@neh.gov. Hearing-impaired 

individuals are advised that information 

on this matter may be obtained by 

contacting the National Endowment for 

the Humanities’ TDD terminal at (202) 

606–8282. 

Dated: December 5, 2013. 

Lisette Voyatzis, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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